| East-Himalayan Inula |
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| File size | 322215 |
| Original date | 6/2/18 7:28 AM |
| Resolution | 1428 x 1071 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 30.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/200s |
| Aperture | 4.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Spot |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ18 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Duhaldea simonsii Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower family)
Synonyms: Inula simonsii, Helenium simonsii
Synonyms: Inula simonsii, Helenium simonsii
East-Himalayan Inula is a perennial herb, 2-3 ft tall,
with stems hairy with yellow glandular hairs. Leaves are oblong,
pointed, base rounded, margins finely toothed, 5-10 x 2-4 cm, hairy on
both surfaces, rigid, leaf-stalk 3 mm to almost stalkless. Flower-heads
are 2-3 cm in across, long stalked. Involucral bracts linear to
lanceshaped, the outer shorter and inner larger, hairy. Ray florets are
yellow, strap-shaped, ligules long. Cypselae narrowly oblong, silky.
Pappus white, a little shorter than disc flowers, bristles whitish with
brown tips. East-Himalayan Inula is found in East Himalaya, Bhutan, NE
India.
| Identification credit: Shweta Shekhar, J.M. Garg, Tabish | Photographed at Shirui hill, Ukhrul, Manipur. |
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